Key Highlights
- The rest is on the field, we speak on the field.”AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementOn the field, however, Cameroon might have had two penalties if experienced referee Dahane Beida hadn’t decided in favor of the home team. Morocco defender Adam Masina was involved in both, appearing to catch Bryan Mbuemo’s right boot after missing the ball when Cameroon was trying to level the match, then in the final minutes appearing to strike Etta Eyong’s head with his elbow in the penalty area. Beida, who refereed the final at the last edition, also decided not to show Bilal El Khannouss a second yellow card for stopping Danny Namaso on a counterattack shortly before Ismael Saibari wrapped up the win.“Many people want to believe or make others believe that we have advantages from the referees.
- Personally, I saw penalties that could have been awarded to us.
- As for the referees, I never talk about the referee,” Regragui said. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe Morocco coach then spoke about a penalty his team was not awarded against South Africa in the previous tournament in Ivory Coast, and wrongly said he was “suspended for no reason” at that tournament. Regragui was suspended for two games at the previous edition for his role in a dispute with Congo captain Chancel Mbemba at the end of their game that led to a melee between players and team officials.“The statistics always show us as better than the others,” Regragui said, getting back to this edition.
- “We create far more opportunities than our opponents.
- Not a single goal was disallowed for Cameroon, or for any other team.